Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel The Department of Agriculture (DA) expressed its disappointment over Vice President Sara Duterte’s remarks about the alleged poor quality of the ₱20-per-kilo rice, which is set to be sold in a pilot run in Visayas. "With all due respect to...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) settled certain concerns of the Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO) regarding its planned agriculture machinery complex in the country, as the agency moves to advance farm mechanization. The DA’s delegation, led by Agriculture...
The campaign promise of President Marcos to lower the price of rice to as low as ₱20 will soon be a reality with a planned trial run in the Visayas region, according to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel. Laurel announced this in a press briefing in Cebu City,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is reviving its inter-agency body tasked with monitoring and assessing data on the country’s livestock and poultry, helping the government ensure market stability while keeping prices low. Under Special Order (SO) No. 599, dated April 10, Agriculture Secretary...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to roll out a ₱1-billion swine repopulation program as part of its ongoing effort to restore the country’s hog population to pre-African Swine Fever (ASF) levels. Agriculture Undersecretary for Livestock Dante Palabrica announced that Agriculture...
The Philippines’ sugar production is projected to remain flat next year, even as farmers face declining mill site prices due to the commodity’s stable supply, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Based on its Sugar Annual report for the Philippines, USDA’s Foreign...
Former DA secretary Manny Piñol (left), Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Facebook) It was during Manny Piñol's tenure as Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary in the previous Duterte administration that prices of rice--the Filipino staple...
Brazil, the world’s leading meat exporter, is expected to significantly boost its export market this year due to rising demand from key trading partners, including the Philippines, which is battling the spread of animal diseases in its domestic production. In a report, the United States...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is keen on expanding the market reach of the country’s agricultural and fishery goods following the three-month pause of reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States (US). In a press briefing on Thursday, April 10, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) has raised a red tide alert in Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay provinces. Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-9 Memorandum No. 032, Series of 2025,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has inaugurated a vaccine facility in Nueva Ecija that seeks to immunize animals against infectious diseases such as bird flu, African swine fever (ASF), and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). “These infectious diseases are major threats to the country’s...
Nueva Ecija will soon be home to the country’s first onion research and extension center, as the Department of Agriculture (DA) moves to revitalize the onion industry. This new facility will be located in the municipality of Bongabon, considered as the onion capital of the Philippines. The...
